{
  "id": 131723,
  "title": "EventPlayerID == 0?",
  "url": "/competitions/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/131723",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2020-02-21T10:01:59.996384Z",
  "votes": 2,
  "comment_count": 7,
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  "content": "<p>What are we to make of these records in the play-by-play data?</p>",
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    {
      "id": "752691",
      "postDate": "02/21/2020 10:01:59",
      "content": "<p>What are we to make of these records in the play-by-play data?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "What are we to make of these records in the play-by-play data?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "753144",
      "postDate": "02/21/2020 18:59:23",
      "content": "<p>See this topic: <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/130933\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/130933</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "See this topic: https://www.kaggle.com/c/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/130933",
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    },
    {
      "id": "753205",
      "postDate": "02/21/2020 21:01:07",
      "content": "<p>Thanks <a href=\"/jeffsonas\">@jeffsonas</a>. Sorry I completely missed the original topic!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks @jeffsonas. Sorry I completely missed the original topic!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "753215",
      "postDate": "02/21/2020 21:27:46",
      "content": "<p>Actually now that I look at it again, that link was for Team=0, not Player=0.  Possibly they are different issues.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Actually now that I look at it again, that link was for Team=0, not Player=0.  Possibly they are different issues.",
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    {
      "id": "753477",
      "postDate": "02/22/2020 08:52:49",
      "content": "<p>What is it supposed to mean if EventPlayerID == 0 is substituted in or out? This leads to many teams playing with more or less than 5 players for certain periods.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "What is it supposed to mean if EventPlayerID == 0 is substituted in or out? This leads to many teams playing with more or less than 5 players for certain periods.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "753532",
      "postDate": "02/22/2020 10:18:34",
      "content": "<p>You're right... And looking at the play by play data, there are ~150,000 records where either <code>EventPlayerID</code> or <code>EventPlayerID2</code> == \"0\"...</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "You're right... And looking at the play by play data, there are ~150,000 records where either `EventPlayerID` or `EventPlayerID2` == \"0\"...",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "753890",
      "postDate": "02/22/2020 19:32:05",
      "content": "<p>I am looking into these issues this weekend (GamePlayerID being zero and GameTeamID being zero).  It is possible that the problematic data was already problematic when I started bringing it in, in which case it is less likely that anything can be done.  Or perhaps information got lost along the way.  Don't know yet.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I am looking into these issues this weekend (GamePlayerID being zero and GameTeamID being zero).  It is possible that the problematic data was already problematic when I started bringing it in, in which case it is less likely that anything can be done.  Or perhaps information got lost along the way.  Don't know yet.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "753966",
      "postDate": "02/22/2020 21:47:43",
      "content": "<p>Thanks heaps <a href=\"/jeffsonas\">@jeffsonas</a>. Really appreciate your efforts.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks heaps @jeffsonas. Really appreciate your efforts.",
      "votes": null
    }
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 753144,
      "author_name": "jeffsonas",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "02/21/2020 18:59:23",
      "content": "<p>See this topic: <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/130933\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/130933</a></p>",
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      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 753205,
          "author_name": "jaseziv83",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "02/21/2020 21:01:07",
          "content": "<p>Thanks <a href=\"/jeffsonas\">@jeffsonas</a>. Sorry I completely missed the original topic!</p>",
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        },
        {
          "id": 753215,
          "author_name": "jeffsonas",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "02/21/2020 21:27:46",
          "content": "<p>Actually now that I look at it again, that link was for Team=0, not Player=0.  Possibly they are different issues.</p>",
          "votes": null,
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        },
        {
          "id": 753532,
          "author_name": "jaseziv83",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "02/22/2020 10:18:34",
          "content": "<p>You're right... And looking at the play by play data, there are ~150,000 records where either <code>EventPlayerID</code> or <code>EventPlayerID2</code> == \"0\"...</p>",
          "votes": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 753477,
      "author_name": "andrebeton",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "02/22/2020 08:52:49",
      "content": "<p>What is it supposed to mean if EventPlayerID == 0 is substituted in or out? This leads to many teams playing with more or less than 5 players for certain periods.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 753890,
      "author_name": "jeffsonas",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "02/22/2020 19:32:05",
      "content": "<p>I am looking into these issues this weekend (GamePlayerID being zero and GameTeamID being zero).  It is possible that the problematic data was already problematic when I started bringing it in, in which case it is less likely that anything can be done.  Or perhaps information got lost along the way.  Don't know yet.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 753966,
          "author_name": "jaseziv83",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "02/22/2020 21:47:43",
          "content": "<p>Thanks heaps <a href=\"/jeffsonas\">@jeffsonas</a>. Really appreciate your efforts.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
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    "752691": "What are we to make of these records in the play-by-play data?",
    "753144": "See this topic: https://www.kaggle.com/c/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/130933",
    "753205": "Thanks @jeffsonas. Sorry I completely missed the original topic!",
    "753215": "Actually now that I look at it again, that link was for Team=0, not Player=0.  Possibly they are different issues.",
    "753477": "What is it supposed to mean if EventPlayerID == 0 is substituted in or out? This leads to many teams playing with more or less than 5 players for certain periods.",
    "753532": "You're right... And looking at the play by play data, there are ~150,000 records where either `EventPlayerID` or `EventPlayerID2` == \"0\"...",
    "753890": "I am looking into these issues this weekend (GamePlayerID being zero and GameTeamID being zero).  It is possible that the problematic data was already problematic when I started bringing it in, in which case it is less likely that anything can be done.  Or perhaps information got lost along the way.  Don't know yet.",
    "753966": "Thanks heaps @jeffsonas. Really appreciate your efforts."
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